The has said it has successfully foiled a robbery plot in Accra targeting a foreign national.
In a post on its official X account on July 22, 2025, the police said the operation, which was carried out on July 15, was led by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) after a tip-off.
According to the statement, five armed men were on their way from Labadi to Cantonments to engage in the armed robbery operation before they were intercepted. "Five armed men were lodging at a hotel in Labadi and planning to rob a foreign national at Cantonments. "While en route to their target location in a Toyota Yaris vehicle, the suspects, detecting police surveillance, opened fire on the police team, shooting one of our officers in the process," the statement read.
The police returned fire, fatally injuring two of the suspects, who were later pronounced dead at the Police Hospital.
